Long-tailed Sylph vs Red-cedar

Aglaiocercus kingii compared with Juniperus scopulorum

Key Differences

• Long-tailed Sylph is Least Concern while Red-cedar is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-tailed Sylph	Red-cedar
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Coniferophyta (Conifers)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Pinopsida (Conifers)
Order	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)	Pinales (Pines & Allies)
Family	Trochilidae	Cupressaceae
Genus	Aglaiocercus	Juniperus
Species	Aglaiocercus kingii	Juniperus scopulorum

Conservation Status

Long-tailed Sylph

LC — Least Concern

Red-cedar

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-tailed Sylph	Red-cedar
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Long-tailed Sylph

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

Red-cedar

Habitat

Typically found in temperate and boreal forests, often at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Canada, India, Norway, and Sweden.

Long-tailed Sylph

One of the most strikingly ornamented hummingbirds, male long-tailed sylphs have iridescent green plumage and dramatically elongated, ribbon-like outer tail feathers reaching up to 22 cm — over three times the body length. Found in Andean cloud forests of Colombia and Venezuela, they inhabit humid montane forest between 1,400–2,800 meters elevation. Males perform elaborate display flights to attract females. Their extravagant tails are a classic example of sexual selection via female preference.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway